Coalition of Islamic Parties

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Coalition of Islamic Parties
Founded1979
Succeeded by Grand Coalition
Ideology Islamism
Religion Islam
Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution [1]
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The Great Islamic Coalition [1] or the Coalition of Islamic Parties [2] was an electoral alliance of organizations led by Islamic Republican Party, [1] competing in 1979 Iranian Constitutional Convention election. It was the largest coalition in the elections, [3] and used its influence on media, Islamic Revolution Committees and the mosques to oust their opponents, most importantly the Quintuple Coalition of radical Islamic groups. [2]

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Parties in coalition

The main groups in the coalition were:

The coalition also included smaller groups. [2]

See also

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